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How to Perform a Hard Reset

In this article, you'll learn how to perform a hard reset on the system.

Note

• Learn more about having issues with the system freezing.
• Learn more about formatting the system memory.
• It is not possible to set the system to a previous system menu version. Once the system has been updated, it cannot be rolled back.

Complete these steps

1. Press and hold the POWER Button down until the system resets; this may take some time.
2. Once the system is powered down, press the POWER Button once to turn it back on.

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